

Plex can also stream to smartphones, tablets, laptops, and whever other devices you have. Install Plex on a computer and you can use that computer as a media server from all your devices, easily streaming content to your Roku over the network. Among these is a channel for the popular Plex media server. You’ll find a variety of channels (which are basically just “apps” for your Roku) for accessing your own personal media files on the Roku channel store. RELATED: How to Set Up a Home Media Server You Can Access From Any Device Use the Plex Media Server and Roku Channel Consult the official list of supported formats to ensure the channel supports your media file. If you have an unsupported file type, you could always transcode it with a utility like Handbrake before putting it on the USB drive.

Media files must be in a supported format or they won’t play on the Roku.
